Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Central Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaGive this a good slosh in the glass to help you zone in on its wonderfully understated, vinous nose. Precise red and black ripe fruit, fragrant dried herbs, orange oil, and limestone dust emerge with each swirl. Juicy and vigorous with blackcurrant and raspberry, wintergreen, and tannins that are firm, fruit-draped, and finely textured. There is seamless integration of acid/fruit/tannins/stones, and an abundance of a quality that is increasingly rare in wine, vinosity. Sebastien Zuccardi's imprimatur is all over this Valle de Uco wine. It's elegant, refined, less-is-more, and bristling with mineral energy. Brilliantly farmed fruit from top terroirs Paraje Altamira and Los Chacayes within Uco are given a lengthy skin soak and cool fermentation, then slipped into neutral oak and concrete for 15 months of relaxation. Steak with chimichurri sauce, Tuscan Peposo, Lamb curry will all be worthy.Tasted: 26 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.95
750ml
select private retailers
QC
$20.00
750ml
NF
$22.00
750ml
Producer: Familia ZuccardiDistributors: The Bacchus Group Inc. Grape: MalbecCSPC: 791665UPC: 7791728001075
Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Central Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaQ stands for quality, and it is how the best blocks are marked at Zuccardi. The nose opens with a touch of smoke and toast mixed with violets and minerals. It is both soft and generous but never sweet, showing ripe, peppery, blue and black fruits with dense but svelte tannins that effortlessly combine to offer serious complexity at a fair price. The wine is native fermented and spends about three weeks on skins before going through a concrete and oak mix for 15 months to build the structure. Food friendly and ready to drink, it will age with little trouble.Tasted: 26 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.95
750ml
select private retailers
QC
$20.00
750ml
NF
$22.00
750ml
Producer: Familia ZuccardiDistributors: The Bacchus Group Inc. Grape: MalbecCSPC: 791665UPC: 7791728001075
Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Central Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaThis alluring malbec comes off two alluvial, sandy loam / calcareous vineyards in Uco Valley (Paraje Altamira, and Los Chacayes), and 1000-1100m altitude. After a native ferment in concrete, this was aged in concrete and used 500L French oak. Crushed violets, wild blackberries, perfumed plums and blueberries flood the juicy palate, lofted with effortless acidity, and framed with fine, long tannins. The finish hums with an alluring salinity. Harmonious now in youth, this will continue to impress and grow over the short term in your cellar.Tasted: 26 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$24.95
750ml
select private retailers
QC
$20.00
750ml
NF
$22.00
750ml
Producer: Familia ZuccardiDistributors: The Bacchus Group Inc. Grape: MalbecCSPC: 791665UPC: 7791728001075
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